Iran men's national volleyball team
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| Association | IRIVF | ||
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| Confederation | AVC | ||
| Head coach | Raúl Lozano | ||
| FIVB ranking | 7 (as of August 2016) | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2016) | ||
| Best result | 5th (2016) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1970) | ||
| Best result | 6th (2014) | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 16 (First in 1979) | ||
| Best result |
 (2011, 2013) | ||
| iranvolleyball.com | |||
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The Iran Men's National Volleyball Team is the national men's volleyball team of Iran. It is governed by the Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (I.R.I.V.F.) and takes part in international volleyball competitions.
They are currently the strongest team in Asia. As of August 2016, Iran ranks 7th in the FIVB World Rankings. Iran has twice won the Asian Championship in 2011 Tehran and 2013 Dubai. Iran in World Championship foremost result 2014 Poland 5th Place. Iran made it to the Olympic Games for the first time in their history in 2016.[1][2] They finished at the 5th position in the competitions.
Tournament records
For more details on this topic, see Iran men's national volleyball team results.
Iran national volleyball team in Rio, Brazil 2016. Olympic games
Notes: Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes, respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament. Team B indicates that the team was represented by its B team.
Olympic Games
Main article: Volleyball at the Summer Olympics
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1964 | Did not enter or Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
 1968 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1972 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1976 | – | – | – | – | – | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1980 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1984 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1988 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1992 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1996 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2000 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2004 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2008 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2012 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2016 | 5th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Total | 1/14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
World Championship
Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1949 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1952 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1956 | – | – | – | – | – | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1960 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1962 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1966 | – | – | – | – | – | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1970 | 21st place | 11 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 |
| 1974 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
 1978 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1982 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1986 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1990 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1998 | 19th place | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2002 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006 | 21st place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 2010 | 19th place | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
 2014 | 6th place | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 21 |
 2018 | To be determined | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 5/19 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 76 |
World Cup
Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
 1969 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1977 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1981 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1985 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1991 | 11th place | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2003 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2007 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2011 | 9th place | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 |
| 2015 | 8th place | 11 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 |
| Total | 3/12 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 72 |
World Grand Champions Cup
Main article: FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2001 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2005 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2009 | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 2013 | 4th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 2/6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
World League
Main article: FIVB Volleyball World League
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1991 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1992 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1993 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1994 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1995 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1996 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 1997 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1998 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1999 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2000 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2001 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2002 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2003 | – | – | – | – | – | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 2004 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2005 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2006 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2007 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2008 | – | – | – | – | – | |
 2009 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2012 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2013 | 9th place | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 |
| 2014 | 4th place | 16 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 32 |
| 2015 | 7th place | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 |
| 2016 | 8th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 |
| Total | 4/27 | 47 | 22 | 25 | 88 | 96 |
Asian Championship
Main article: Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1979 | 6th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
| 1983 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
 1987 | 10th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 1989 | 8th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 |
| 1991 | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
 1993 | 5th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 1995 | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14* |
 1997 | 6th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
 1999 | 5th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 |
| 2001 | 5th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| 2003 | 3rd place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
 2007 | 5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 |
 2009 | Runners-up | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 10 |
| 2011 | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
 2013 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2015 | Runners-up (Team B) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 9 |
| Total | 16/18 | 108 | 69 | 39 |
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Asian Games
Main article: Volleyball at the Asian Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| 1962 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966 | 3rd place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 |
| 1970 | 5th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1974 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 1978 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
 1982 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1986 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1990 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1994 | 5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 |
| 1998 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6th place | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 4 |
| 2014 | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| Total | 9/15 | 59 | 39 | 20 | 126 | 82 |
AVC Cup
Main article: AVC Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| 2010 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
 2012 | Runners-up (Team B) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 |
 2014 | 4th place (Team B) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
| 2016 | Champions (Team B) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| Total | 5/5 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 82 | 35 |
Other tournaments
- West Asian Games
- 2005 –
Runners-up
- 2005 –
- Islamic Solidarity Games
Results and fixtures
Previous matches
Forthcoming matches
| Date | Competition | Location | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | |||
| 2 June 2017 | 2017 World League | Italy |
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| 3 June 2017 | 2017 World League | Italy |
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| 4 June 2017 | 2017 World League | Italy |
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| 9 June 2017 | 2017 World League | Iran |
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| 10 June 2017 | 2017 World League | Iran |
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| 11 June 2017 | 2017 World League | Iran |
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| 16 June 2017 | 2017 World League | Poland |
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| 17 June 2017 | 2017 World League | Poland |
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| 18 June 2017 | 2017 World League | Poland |
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| Asian Men's Volleyball Championship – | |||
| 2018 World Championship qualification September | |||
Team
Current squad
Iran volleyball team members-May 2016
The following is the Iranian roster at the 2016 Olympic Games[3]
- Head coach: Raúl Lozano
- Assistant coach: Juan Manuel Cichello
- Assistant coach: Rahman Mohammadirad
- Fitness coach: Andrés Esper
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2016 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahmoudi, ShahramShahram Mahmoudi | 20 July 1988 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran |
| 2 | Ebadipour, MiladMilad Ebadipour | 17 October 1993 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Shahrdari Urmia |
| 4 | Marouf, SaeidSaeid Marouf (C) | 20 October 1985 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 331 cm (130 in) | 311 cm (122 in) | Shahrdari Urmia |
| 5 | Ghaemi, FarhadFarhad Ghaemi | 28 August 1989 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Paykan Tehran |
| 6 | Mousavi, MohammadMohammad Mousavi | 22 August 1987 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 362 cm (143 in) | 344 cm (135 in) | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran |
| 7 | Zarini, HamzehHamzeh Zarini | 18 October 1985 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Kalleh Mazandaran |
| 9 | Gholami, AdelAdel Gholami | 9 February 1986 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 341 cm (134 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran |
| 10 | Ghafour, AmirAmir Ghafour | 6 June 1991 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 334 cm (131 in) | Paykan Tehran |
| 12 | Mirzajanpour, MojtabaMojtaba Mirzajanpour | 7 October 1991 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 348 cm (137 in) | Paykan Tehran |
| 15 | Sharifat, MostafaMostafa Sharifat | 16 September 1987 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 332 cm (131 in) | 313 cm (123 in) | Matin Varamin |
| 19 | Marandi, MehdiMehdi Marandi | 12 May 1986 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Paykan Tehran |
Head coaches
Note: The following list may not be complete.
A Team
| Name | From | To | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sardar Nasrollahkhan[4] |
1958 | 1958 Asian Games Runners-up | |
| Fereydoon Sharifzadeh |
1958 | 1963 | |
| Hossein Jabbarzadegan |
1964 | 1966 | 1966 Asian Games 3rd place |
| Miloslav Ejem |
1970 | 1972 | |
| Tadaee Korada |
1974 | 1974 Asian Games 4th place | |
| Park Sung |
1979 | ||
| Yadollah Kargarpisheh |
1979 | 1981 | |
| Farough Fakhredini |
1987 | ||
| Masoud Salehieh |
1987 | 1989 | |
| Hossein Ali Mehranpour |
1989 | 1991 | |
| Mohammad Heidarkhan |
1991 | ||
 Bugajenkovs, IvansIvans Bugajenkovs |
1993 | ||
| Fumihiko Matsumoto |
1994 | ||
| Masoud Salehieh |
1995 | 1995 Asian Championship 4th place | |
| Mehdi Saberpour |
1997 | ||
| Fumihiko Matsumoto |
1998 | ||
| Mostafa Karkhaneh |
1999 | 2001 | |
| Hossein Ali Mehranpour |
2001 | ||
| Ki-won, ParkPark Ki-won |
2002 | 2005 | 2002 Asian Games Runners-up 2003 Asian Championship 3rd place |
| Milorad Kijac |
2006 | ||
| Gajić, ZoranZoran Gajić |
2007 | 2008 | |
| Maadani, HosseinHossein Maadani |
2008 | 2010 | 2008 AVC Cup Champions 2009 Asian Championship Runners-up 2010 Asian Games Runners-up 2010 AVC Cup Champions |
| Velasco, JulioJulio Velasco |
2011 | 2014 | 2011 Asian Championship Champions 2013 World Grand Champions 4th place 2013 Asian Championship Champions |
| Kovač, SlobodanSlobodan Kovač |
2014 | 2015 | 2014 World League 4th place 2014 Asian Games Champions |
| Lozano, RaúlRaúl Lozano |
2016 | Present | 2016 Olympic Games 5th place |
Lozano, is the current coach of Iran
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Raúl Lozano[5] |
| Assistant Coach | Juan Manuel Cichello |
| Fitness coach | Andrés Esper |
| Analyzer | Navid Moshajari |
| Physiotherapist | Siamak Afrouzi |
| U23 & B team Coach | Peiman Akbari |
| U21 manager | Farhad Nafarzadeh |
| U19 manager | Reza Vakili |
| Team manager | Amir Khosh Khabar |
Last updated: 16 November 2015
Source:
B Team
| Name | From–To | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Reza Vakili |
2012 | 2012 AVC Cup Runners-up |
| Maadani, HosseinHossein Maadani |
2013 | 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Champions |
| Akbari, PeimanPeiman Akbari |
2014–2015 | 2014 AVC Cup 4th place 2015 Asian Championship Runners-up |
| Nasser Shahnazi[6] |
2016– | 2016 AVC Cup Champions |
Notable squads
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Stadium
Azadi stadium with Iranian fans
The team's home arena are Azadi Indoor Stadium and Azadi Volleyball Hall.
Kit providers
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Iran national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
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| 2001–2008 | Asics Mikasa Ideal |
| 2008– | Merooj |
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like MCI and Bank Day, other sponsors: Roamer.
References
- ↑ Iran’s volleyball snares historic Olympic berth after 52 years
- ↑ Iran realise Olympic dream after 52 years of waiting
- ↑ "Iran's roster". FIVB. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑
- ↑
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- (Persian) Asian Volleyball Championship
- (Persian) Volleyball at the Asian Games
- (Persian) Iran Volleyball History
External links
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